Saturday, April 26, 2008

And now on with June 2008's Peace launch and the theme is ARevolution of Words....

**Go HERE to read June 2008's BlogBlast post. Be sure to sign the Mr. Linky below or at this link.

Welcome to BlogBlast For Peace - The Fourth Launch! Dona Nobis Pacem is Latin for "Grant Us Peace." The Peace Globe project began in the fall of 2006 with a simple post from this blog. The post ignited a flame in the blogosphere. The flame became a passion. The passion became a movement. It amazingly traveled from blog to blog across the globe until it reached 35 countries and 46 states. BlogBlast for Peace is a semi-annual blog event. It happened on my blog. It happened on your blog. It happened all over the world. It is positively inspiring to watch. The simplicity of three Latin words on a globe and bloggers writing amazing articles on what peace means to them. Simple. And powerful. On June 4, 2008 bloggers from all across the globe will blog for peace. We will speak with one voice. One subject. One day.

Choose one of the four Peace Globe designs shown below. Right CLICK and SAVE in JPG format.

Sign the globe using Paint, Photoshop or a similar graphics tool. Decorate the globe anyway you wish. You can even include the name of your blog. Click here for hundreds of inspiring examples from previous BlogBlasts.

Return the peace globe to me via email ~ mimiwrites2005 at yahoo.com and sign the Mr. Linky below. Let me know your blog's name and url by leaving a comment here. Your submission will be numbered and dated in the official gallery . Your globe and post will be listed on the Official BlogBlast For Peace website and The Peace Globe Posts page.

On June 4, 2008 DISPLAY YOUR GLOBE IN A POST. Title your post "Dona Nobis Pacem". This is important. The goal is for all blog post titles to say the same thing on the same day. Write about peace that day or simply fly your globe. Click here for examples of peace globe posts from previous BlogBlasts.

If you already have a globe from a previous BlogBlast you may use that one or make a new one. Send in as many as you wish. Be creative!

If I believe that words are powerful -

then this matters.

FOUR ways to help spread the word:

Meme it (said the Queen of Memes) from your own blog.Copy this post and throw out a challenge to those on your blogroll. The last time I did that, amazing things happened. There's something about this project that has a life of its own.

Fly a banner of a countdown clock on your site. Grab the codes or write me for them.

Take this button to your site to help promote the next BlogBlast For Peace.

June 4, 2008

A little inspiration from my written recollections on the first Dona Nobis Pacem in the Blogosphere. I was moved to record the "coincidences" that took place on eve of the first launch. Written November 8, 2006 in a post titled Endings Make Perfect Beginnings. I was humbled to recall....

"My Papa's prayers became my vision. My vision became your vision. Our vision will see change. How do I know this?

Because up until the eve of this wonderful day my words were only half alive. Unknowingly, I spun them from an incomplete dream and hung them on a half circle of peace. It was not until my dreams were visited by a long-ago prayer.....that the dream became a promise.This is Frank Sirianni's first grandchildPresent and accounted for on the day her Papa spoke for peace.

He sent me this photograph from Canada at almost the exact moment I discovered a little blue marble in the bottom of a wooden bowl - delivered by my own Papa many years ago
A prayer full of peace
and promise."

Note: Frank's little Lily was born in the early spring of 2007 (the globe should say 07, not 06). I like to think she is the youngest peace blogger ever.

Hi Mimi, I will be participating. I went ahead and clicked on linky and then wondered if I should have waited until I sent you my 2008 peace globe. I'll do it before too long and email it to you and will post on the peace globe day. This is such a great thing that you started and continue to do.

I'm working on my peace globe. I did want to comment here that in instruction item 4, the date June 6 is listed...but on the globe images, the date indicates June 4. I'm assuming that the date is in fact June 4, but just wanted to verify.

I emailed you my globe for the gallery on 5/17. I just checked and it has not been placed in the gallery. Leave me a message if you need me to email it again. Otherwise, I will just post it on the 4th.

Crunchy - I will try to help you. Let me know if you are still having trouble.

Angela - Happy Blogiversay. How special that will be.

Katie - Feline Rescue Cats are welcome here!

Hanna - You are my only representative from Italy. Thank you for participatiung from your part of the world. I love it!

RennyBa - I can't wait to read your post, Renny. So glad you are participating and blogging the peace.

Strider - The Philippines are one of the most peace globe represented places on the planet. You are in dear company.

Shearyadi - Your globe is truly spectacular. I just love it.

Odat - Go on with your dancing peace lovin' self....

Charlotte - It will be a great party! Welcome.

Rodney and Ann - Welcome to the lovely land of the peace globes.

Captain LifeCruiser - You have been an enormous help to me. Thank you!

John, Liza, Andrena - I really enjoy your enthusiasm for the project. Andrena...you have been here from the very first BlogBlast with your preaching self from Philadelphia. Representing....you are so cool.

Raven - I will be over to check it out! Thank you.

Kim - What an interesting site you have. I'll be by in a bit. Welcome.

Colin - I did receive your globe but am having trouble getting on your site. I will see you on the 4th!

Roger - You were kidnapped by your family? Yikes! All is well with me. Thanks for asking.

rwa - Will you be playing a song on your guitar for BlogBlast day?

Ice - Welcome. I know you are going to enjoy this movement. I love the template on your blog!

NolaDawn - I hope you do your weekly thing. Last time it was really really inspiring.

Lilac - I saw your blog today and your beautiful globe. Gorgeous!

Marcia - It would indeed be awesome. The blogosphere is full of peace on that day. Let's hope it spills out into the real world. Oh. I forgot. This IS the real world.

Mom - Once I started (as you know) I couldn't stop! It's too important. And I get so inspired by the globes and the words I read.

Cybercelt - I've got it and it is ready to roll. Can't wait!

Hanna - What a peace blogger you are!

Tom - I'm glad I caught up with you again. Your poetry is always stunning.

she - I remember you and your Screaming Pages. Welcome back.

Derby - Purrs back! Good to see you here.

Napaboaniya - You did it exactly right and it's lovely. Thank you. See you on the 4th!

Hi Mimi,Missy & KC have their latest Peace Globe ready to display on June 4th. Actually, it is already on our sidebar.We signed the Mr. Linky and here is our blog:http://missyblueeyes.blogspot.com/Hope that's everything.If you need anything, just let me know.And KC made the post on the Cat Blogosphere, it's up and so is the sidebar reminder.ML (Mary Lynn)

Your highness,I am having lots of trouble. Technology apparently is not my friend. I am about to e-mail you my peace globe. Couldn't get it the way I wanted. But it's the thought that counts...I am getting into the spirit.Patti (LBB)

Just sent in a Peace Globe for The Pet Purrs & Purrayers blog, a place for those in need to leave requests for "purrs and purrayers" and also a place to leave a memorial to a pet who has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.ML (Mary Lynn)Pet Purrs & Purrayershttp://ppandpblog.blogspot.com/

I'm having trouble viewing your site, but I hope this works. Maybe it means that EVERYONE is trying to view this at the same time! Wouldn't that be cool? I'm in for tomorrow and just e-mailed you my new peace globe. Thanks for all you do!

To Mimi:Thank you for doing this project. I am happy to be added to your gallery.It was an interesting exercise and made me reflect on what makes a great person. I think it is one who can raise us up and remind us that we always have a choice to overcome our baser instincts.

If you haven't seen the movie "Bobby", rent it. I've seen it twice now and could watch it at least once a year. It takes place on the day and night of Robert Kennedy's assassination as seen through the lives of a wide variety of people. It is artfully woven together with the voice and speeches of RFK and there is no actor that portrays him in the movie, but it is much more powerful the way it was done.

For some reason, this movie is very important to me. I was in my late 20's at the time. The movie chronicles that time so well.

Hindsight is so poignant, it is heartbreaking. We went through three assassinations in a short time of the most idealistic men of our time.

I often wonder what life in this country would be like if they were alive. I was astounded that nothing was done in the media on this year's 40th anniversary of his death.Rahma

Well, I'm late(as usual).But I'm still in, and I put your badge in my sidebar. I'll be extra early for next year. Maybe It won't be necessary next year, maybe President Obama (O Pleeeeeeeeaaase God, let it be Obama) will be able to get us out of this war(I know, fat chance!) and we can Blogblast to end World hunger or something.Regards,See ya in '09

Mimi, it's people like you motivating people like us that help change the world. I am so happy my friend happytiler told me about your inspiring project! I hope I am commenting in the right place, I would love to be involved in such an important cause. I am emailing you my globe. thanks for doing this!

Gosh, 3 days to go... I almost did not make it! It was my first time to check your site! I am participating... so count me in! http://digitalcatharsis.wordpress.com my blog's name is nelson's anatomy.Thanks!

I am very glad I can across this blog of such great importance. It is through communication that we can help get our message and information through to others. I have a lot of catching up to do reading all these blogs! Call it "Divine Providence" that this blog appeared. Paix